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Welcome to Camp Nightmare is a stand‑alone entry in the Goosebumps series that follows a nine‑year‑old boy as he arrives at Camp Nightmoon for his first summer camp experience. The camp quickly becomes the setting for unsettling, supernatural events that test his courage and friendship, turning an expected vacation into a frightening ordeal.
First publish date: 1993
Genre: Horror/Psychological Horror
Authors: Robert Lawrence Stine
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